College MBB: Hall routes Marquette to open BIG EAST play by Staff Post December 31, 2015 Desi Rodriguez The Seton Hall University men’s basketball team defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles 83-63 Wednesday at BMO Harris Bradley Center to open BIG EAST play. The Pirates were led by sophomores Desi Rodriguez, who scored a career-high 19 points, Angel Delgado, who tallied his sixth consecutive double-double and Khadeen Carrington who tallied his first career double-double. The Pirates limited the Golden Eagles to 25.8 percent shooting in the second half while going on the offensive with 14 field goals and 13 free throws in the final 20 minutes. Seton Hall opens BIG EAST play 1-0 for a fourth consecutive season and has now won sixth straight games overall. Rodriguez had his 19 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field and 9-of-10 shooting from the charity stripe despite playing only 20 minutes in the game due to foul trouble. Delgado’s dominance continued with 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Carrington got into the double-double act with 17 points, 10 boards and five assists. Sophomore Isaiah Whitehead had 16 points and dished out seven assists in the Pirates offensive attack. Seton Hall shot 43.5 percent for the game and made half of its three-point attempts, going 5-for-10. The Pirates were nearly lights out at the free throw line, swishing 24 of 28 attempts which tied a season high in percentage at 85.7 percent. The Pirates will return home to the friendly confines of the Prudential Center Saturday as they host DePaul bright and early at 11 a.m. Post Views: 1,096 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related TopicsAngel DelgadoDesi RodriguezIsaiah WhiteheadKhadeen Carrington Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Rutgers Falls Short of Upset Bid Against Indiana in Big Ten Opener Rutgers Women’s Basketball Defeats Minnesota in Big Ten Opener